2002 Berlin Thunder season

2002 Berlin Thunder season
Head Coach	Peter Vaas
General Manager	Michael Lang
Home Field	Jahn-Sportpark
Results
Record	6–4
Place	2nd
Playoff Finish	W World Bowl X
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
2001	2003

The 2002 Berlin Thunder season was the fourth season for the team in the NFL Europe League.

Offseason[]

Free Agent Draft[]

2002 Berlin Thunder NFLEL Free Agent Draft selections
Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice	Player name	Position	College
1	6	Jude Waddy	LB	William & Mary
2	12	Larry Paul	DE	North Alabama
3	13	Freddie Moore	T	Florida A&M
4	24	Bryant Shaw	DE	Mississippi College
5	25	Reggie Nelson	G	McNeese State
6	36	Kenny Bryant	CB	Jackson State
7	37	Bubba Alexander	LB	Louisiana State

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Personnel[]

Staff[]

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Front office

General Manager – Michael Lang

Head coaches

Head Coach – Peter Vaas

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Bob Bicknell
Wide Receivers – Bobby Beers
National Coach/Running Backs/Special Teams – Shuan Fatah

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – David Duggan
Defensive Line – Lee Johnson
Defensive Backs – Richard Kent

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Ryan George

Roster[]

2002 Berlin Thunder roster

Quarterbacks

7 Tim Hasselbeck
8 Todd Husak

Running Backs

23 Walter James
2 Mukala Sikyala
26 Jerry Westbrooks
33 Anthony White

Wide Receivers

5 Kenny Christian
1 Jermale Kelly
81 Dane Looker
85 Phil McGeoghan
88 Ramondo North

Tight Ends

83 Jeff Kostrewa
82 Ivan Mercer

Offensive Linemen

72 Darnell Alford T
77 Derrick Chambers G
50 Ben Hamilton C
78 Jerry Jackson T
74 Jeff Miller T
70 Freddie Moore T
74 Reggie Nelson G
51 Jason Padget C
76 Josh Warner G

Defensive Linemen

96 Cecil Caldwell DT
90 Bill Duff DE
95 Dwayne Missouri DE
62 Cleveland Pinkney DT
91 Terdell Sands DT
97 Bryant Shaw DT
93 Jesse Warren DE
92 Antwone Young DE

Linebackers

43 Keith Adams OLB
45 Bubba Alexander MLB
59 Antico Dalton OLB
58 Jonathan Jackson MLB
54 Jude Waddy OLB

Defensive Backs

40 Calvin Branch CB/S
29 Tim Carter S
22 Ahmad Hawkins CB
25 Ontei Jones
21 Frank Staine-Pyne
27 Dwayne Stukes S
30 Sam Young CB

Special Teams

12 Danny Boyd K
14 Brian Morton P

National Players

28 Foad Ajdir CB
20 Lelan Brickus S
80 Marico Gregersen WR
84 Jörg Heckenbach WR
35 Patrice Kancel RB
9 Axel Kruse K
36 Kim Kuci RB
44 Toko Pfeifenberger LB

Rookies in italics

Standings[]

NFL Europe League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Rhein Fire	7	3	0	.700	166	156
Berlin Thunder	6	4	0	.600	231	188
Frankfurt Galaxy	6	4	0	.600	189	174
Scottish Claymores	5	5	0	.500	197	172
Amsterdam Admirals	4	6	0	.400	218	202
Barcelona Dragons	2	8	0	.200	202	311

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World Bowl X[]

Berlin Thunder 26, Rhein Fire 20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Berlin	13	7	3	3	26
Rhein	0	0	7	13	20

at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany

Date: Saturday, June 22
Game time: 6:04 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 79 ºF (26 °C)
Game attendance: 53,109
Referee: Walt Anderson
TV announcers (FOX): Curt Menefee & Brian Baldinger

References[]

↑ "NFL Europe League Free Agent Draft 2002". NFLEurope.com. February 12, 2002. Archived from the original on August 17, 2002. http://web.archive.org/web/20020817045710/http://www.nfleurope.com/news/2002/week7/2122002_nfleldraft.html. Retrieved March 8, 2011.
↑ "2002 NFLE Standings". FootballDB.com. http://www.footballdb.com/standings.html?lg=NFLE&yr=2002. Retrieved January 20, 2011.

[1] "NFL Europe League Free Agent Draft 2002". NFLEurope.com. February 12, 2002. Archived from the original on August 17, 2002. http://web.archive.org/web/20020817045710/http://www.nfleurope.com/news/2002/week7/2122002_nfleldraft.html. Retrieved March 8, 2011.

[2] "2002 NFLE Standings". FootballDB.com. http://www.footballdb.com/standings.html?lg=NFLE&yr=2002. Retrieved January 20, 2011.

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